The plan was actually a fairly simple one. They timed it for when the giant king had left to finally heal his injuries.
They'd attack the wolf kings territories while she was too weak to fight, and kill them all before the giant returned. After recovering ,the Centipede queen could then fight him with her full strength without any worries.
Unfortunately for her, Salazar had something else in mind.
He wanted to eat all three of them.
Crazy plan right?
Although they were strong enough to break out of his [Assimilation] skill when they were alive , but once they were dead , that was a very different matter altogether.
The skill would still work on their corpses as long as it hadn't been too long after their demise, so he'd still get evolution points and level up from consuming them.
The Centipede queen would kill the wolf king , then the giant king would swoop in at the ending to finish her off. During the battle, the giant king would be infected with the Centipedes poison, and while be greatly weakened once the fight was over , Salazar would find a way to kill him.
That was the vague outline of what was going to happen that he'd planned for. And so , to that effect ,he secretly alerted the giant king of the Centipede queens future , and simply sat back to watch for the fireworks. Whether he appeared or not was no longer his problem.
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The first floor of the dungeon was divided by the three monsters. It consisted of forests and a few mountains. The forests was split between the wolf and centipede while the giant got the mountains.
Salazar's [Network] skill was incredibly useful. With his creations small and inconspicuous size , in lies you knew what to look out for, it was basically impossible to find them.
Even up to the last moment , he used it to spy on the enemy and report their activities to the Centipede queen. Doing so made him a very valuable asset to her.
Then, at what he considered to be noon, of the third day , a loud cry resounded from the silver furred wolf kings cave. She had began to go into labor.
The Centipede queen immediately ordered the attack. Her subordinates rushed out like the tide, swarming the unsuspecting monsters.
While they fought, she frolicked along the battlefield , killing the more powerful wolf subordinates to give her own people a higher chance of victory before she went to look for he wolf king.
Feared gripped Salazar's heart as he watched this great battle. Words escaped him.
The wolves outnumbered the arthropods two to one, but they had more strong fighters. It was a battle of attrition, with one side trying to survive and the other trying to kill.
So this was a monster war.
Salazar felt that something within him had changed every since he came to this world. He could tell his humanity fading with each day that passed, and such a sensation scared him witless. Somethings that he'd never even considered in his former life kept popping over and over in his head , and watching this crazy bloodshed so calmly , he was able to finally realize one thing.
I've changed. I'm a monster now.
The Centipede queen basically swaggered into the cave where he silver furred wolf king resided, the only cave in the area.
Compared to normal wolf dens, this cave was massive. Considering the wolf king size which was comparable to a small truck , it was actually quite fitting.
The moment the Centipede queen stepped into the cave , a giant claw came slashing at her. It slammed into her exoskeleton, leaving a sizable dent there. The silver furred wolf king would have continued her attack , but the Centipede queen snapped her mandibles at her , venom dripping form her jaws,forcing the furred beast away.
Salazar was stunned. The rumors that the silver furred wolf king was the weakest out of all the monster rulers may not necessarily be true. He glanced at the cracked exoskeleton and shivered.
If she was at her peak, she may have been able insta- kill the Centipede queen in one blow.
The two monsters carefully watched each other, searching for weak points they could exploit , especially in the case of the wolf. She was a natural hunter.
While they were surveying each other , Salazar was observing them. The silver furred wolf was a majestic creature, her aura unleashing untold pride and arrogance. Blood thirst filled her eyes as she glared at the Centipede queen. Looking at her, Salazar felt a deep hunger that both scared and excited him.
"What are you doing here? Have you already violated our agreement? What do you think Agregor will say Celda ?"
The Centipede queen clicked her mandibles. " It matters not. Just focus on me and try to be a good enough plaything. We wouldn't want you die so soon and leaving your cubs all alone ,now would we. "
Salazar glanced behind the wolf king and saw some blood covered wolf cubs huddled in a corner , shivering as they watched what was going on.
With a loud roar , the silver furred wolf king lunged at the Centipede queen. She was like a bolt of silver lightning , instantly reaching her. Her claws slashed at her again. But his time , the Centipede was ready.
She raised some of her many limps and used it to block before her. Although a few were torn off from the attack, she ignored it and tried to bite the wolf king. At the last moment though, the wolf king spring boarded on her head and jumped back.
Watching them, Salazar was entranced. It was better than any movie he had ever watched, and he had a front row view. The two monsters struggled intensely , pushing themselves to their very limits.
Now Salazar was convinced that the rumors of the Centipede queen being stronger than the silver furred wolf king were false. Even in her greatly weakened state , she had injured the Centipede queen so much. If she was at her peak, she would've wiped the floor with her.
The only advantage the Centipede queen held over the wolf king was that the wolf king feared her poison , but that was all. With her speed , she would've been able to easily dodge.
Unfortunately, she was greatly weakened. After they exchanged the first couple of blows, the difference in their strengths became fairly obvious.
The wolf king was panting profusely, her movements becoming sluggish such that the Centipede queen got her a few times. With his [All seeing eye] , Salazar could tell they she was using mana to suppress the poison, but he knew she wouldn't last long.
Finally, having given it her all, the inevitable happened. The Centipede queen managed to wrap her remaining appendages around the wolf king , and , while she struggled fiercely, tore her throat out.
As the Centipede queen dropped her body, she let out a loud shriek. A cry of victory.
At the same time ,Salazar sent out his spider creations to see if the giant king had taken his word and was nearby. If he was , then the Centipede queen was in for a great surprise.
The Centipede queen walked up to and slayed the cubs , crushing them instantly under her bulky frame. Salazar shivered, horror filling him. He could understand why she did it , but that didn't decrease his revulsion. He wearily glanced at her as she stalked out of the cave.
When she was gone , he looked towards the wolf kings corpse and greed appeared in his eyes. He was no longer human, so what was the point of holding himself back.
His body turned to sludge as she slithered towards the corpse......